Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-22

Texas, to the chair, Cannon, of Hi
nois, offered resolution declaring that
the following named gentlemen shall
constitute the committee on elections:
Crisp, chairman; O'Ferral Cultivate,
Barry, Maish, Heard, Johnson North
Carolina), O'Neill (Indiana) Moore, Row
ell, Houk, Cooper, Lyman, Johnson (ln-
diana) and Lodge. The resolution was
unanimously adopted, and the speaker
resumed the chair, which he had vacated,
and directed that all papers in the yari-
Gus contested election cases be referred
to the committee just elected. The
house then adjourned until Friday.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. H.
seaate.-The committee on privileges
ana elections presented a report this
morning and resolution in the West
Virginia case, declaring that Charles r,
Faulkner had been duly elected senator
and Is entitled to seat in the senate.
The resolution was adopted by q viva
yoce vote, and the oath OF office was
thereupou administered to faulkner.
Hoar then named Faulkner TO the com
mitiee on claims, the District of Colum-
bia, mines aud mining and pensions.
His nomination was agreed to, The
committee on rules reported an amend
ment TO the thirty first rule. That rule
provides that where an adverse report is
made on a clam and the report is agreed
to, it shall not be ia order to move to
take the papers from - lie for the pur-
pose of referring ITEM at subsequent
session, unless the petition states that
new evidence has been discovered and
gives the substance of it. The amend
ment adds TO the rule clause that in
cases where there is no adverse report, it
shall be the duty OF the secretary of the
senate 10 transmit all the papers to the
committee in which such claims are pend
ing. The re port was agreed to. Among
the bills introduced and referred were
the following: To incorporate the Wash
i4gton Suburban Railroad CON pany of
the District OF Columbia. To protect in
nocent purchasers of patented articles.
Ii makes it valid defense against ac-
lions for infringement that the article
was bought for use or consum ption, not
fo- safe and in good faith and in the
usual course of trade, and provides that
all patents shall be subject to purchase
by the government for general use at
reasonable valuation. Platt moved that
the last bill De referred to the committee
on patents, which heretofore had had the
question under consideration, and not to
the judiciary committee, as proposed by
its author. After some debate vote was
taken and the motion TO refer to the com
mittee on patents prevailed. The senate
then took up the bill introduced by Morrill,
to regulate immigration and was address
ed by that senator in explanation and ad-
vocacy of the bill. At the conclusion of
Morrill's speech the bill was referred to
the committee on foreign relations, and
then, at 2:40, on motion of Edmonds, the
senate proceeded to the consideration of
exec ltive business.
THURSDAY, DC. 10.
Senate-Among the papers laid before
the senate today was a communication
from the italian residents of Washing
ton, proposing to present to the United
States n marble bust of Garibaldi. 1t
was referrej to the committee on library.
The resolution offered some days ago
by Plumb to have investigated the patent
issued to Magnus Swenson last October
in connection with the manufacture of
sugar from sorghum, was taken up and
after some debate adopted. The point is
that Swenson was an empioye of the ag-
ricultural department while making ex-
periments out of which the patent re-
suited. The attorney general Is directed
to investigate the patent and If invalid
aud suit can be maintained in the name
of the United States TO commence such
suit promptly to have the patent can.
celled or its use by Swenson Or others
claiming under him, perpetually enjoined.
Tho following bills were introduced by
Call and referred to the committee on in
terstate commerce: To prohibit United
States judges and courts from authoriz
ing the borrowing of money by railroads
and other corporations beyond the
amount of their annual net income, and
TO prohibit the appointment of such re-
ceiyers without evidence of the financial
condition Of the company, After the in
PRODUCTION of a number of bills the sen
ate took up the bill introduced by Stew
art last Monday to provide for the issue
of coin certificates to circulate as money
ami was addressed by that senator in
support of the bill which was referred to
the committee on finances. Sen. Hoar
introduced several bills relating to Alas
kan affairs. One of these provides for
facilitating settlement; another for en-
couraging railroad construction, and a
third for cable connection with Alaska.
Sen. Sawyer gave notice that on Mon
day he would ask the senate to recon
slider the appointment of a committee on
postal telegraph. The senate then went
into executive session and adjourned
soon after until Monday.